Mexico News Today May 15, 2020

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020

Mexico has cash to buy more virus test kits; cases rise by record 2,409 Mexico has the money to buy as many coronavirus test kits as are needed, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said on Thursday as the country recorded its biggest single-day increase to its Covid-19 case tally. FULL STORY RELATED: Increased calls for more coronavirus testing before returning to ‘new normal’. FULL STORY 9 states reject reopening schools; Jalisco announces own reactivation plan The governors of nine states have indicated that they won’t strictly follow the plan announced by the federal government on Wednesday to start lifting coronavirus restrictions on June 1. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

‘Municipalities of hope:’ 269 scheduled to reopen on Monday but many won’t Monday will mark the beginning of the “new normal” for most but not all of the 269 coronavirus-free municipalities that have been given the green light to reopen, even as the Covid-19 pandemic worsens in other parts of the country. FULL STORY Hard-hit Mexico City has no plans yet to reopen economy When state jurisdictions lift coronavirus mitigation measures as early as May 18, Mexico City will not likely be among them. FULL STORY Automotive, aerospace sectors to reopen in Yucatán Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive factories will resume operations on Monday, announced the governor, who said hygiene protocols have been put in place to safeguard the health of workers and the public. FULL STORY 27 clinics closed due to threats against doctors Over two dozen medical centers in eastern Michoacán remained closed due to threats against medical personnel based on false accounts of intentional transmission of the coronavirus. FULL STORY Zacualpan, the only municipality in Morelos without a single virus case As the state of Morelos approaches 1,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, one municipality has managed to remain virus-free thanks to the preventative measures taken by its mayor and citizens. FULL STORY Doctor warns against post-isolation interaction by grandparents, grandchildren Grandparents and grandchildren should avoid seeing each other well after stay-at-home measures have been lifted in order to protect the vulnerable elderly, according to an epidemiologist. FULL STORY Woman with coronavirus gives birth to triplets After the woman gave birth in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, two of the babies died and 46 members of the hospital’s medical staff were sent home to self-isolate due to fears they may have been exposed to the virus. FULL STORY Meet Harley, the therapist who alleviates stress among medical workers Wearing bright yellow boots, goggles and a fluorescent green raincoat, Harley the one-eyed pug strolls the hallways of a coronavirus hospital in Mexico City, providing emotional support and stress relief to an exhausted medical staff. FULL STORY Covid-19 ‘not serious,’ says lawmaker; cure is drinking cinnamon tea A lawmaker in Sonora expressed doubts about the gravity of the coronavirus and said he has it on good authority that it can be cured by drinking cinnamon tea. FULL STORY Tackling insecurity requires armed forces’ discipline, professionalism: AMLO Combating insecurity and violence requires the discipline and professionalism of the army and navy, President López Obrador said in defense of a decree ordering the armed forces to continue carrying out public security tasks. FULL STORY New gang in Michoacán Members of a newly formed criminal gang based in Michoacán announced their presence with a Facebook post on Thursday. FULL STORY 90% of women’s calls for help are false, president says The president made the claim in response to a question about the increase in domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic. FULL STORY Judge orders government to report on availability of children’s cancer meds A group of doctors filed the injunction request and warned of shortages in 97 hospitals. FULL STORY Negative news about AMLO earns bomb threat for Reforma newspaper A threat made against the newspaper after it published an unflattering video about President López Obrador's performance dealing with the coronavirus has been met with widespread condemnation. Even the president offered a criticism, albeit a qualified one. FULL STORY Staff at three hospitals demand medical supplies Frontline medical professionals at three hospitals protested a shortage of supplies for treating patients infected with Covid-19. FULL STORY Economic reactivation plan welcomed but it’s short on clarity and detail: critics Business groups and analysts have welcomed the government’s plan to begin reopening the economy but not without criticism over a lack of clarity and detail. FULL STORY Micro-businesses lukewarm toward coronavirus aid plan Small businesses across Mexico have been slow to apply for the federal government’s coronavirus aid loans of 25,000 pesos (US $1,036). FULL STORY Missing mummies: 22 have disappeared from Guanajuato’s collection A former director of Guanajuato’s world-famous mummy museum has accused the municipal government of mishandling the collection, leading to the likely disappearance of 22 mummies, among other problems. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: AMLO: violence will be controlled because there is no longer collusion FULL STORY THE QUESTION: How likely is it that there is no longer collusion between authorities and organized crime? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Do you have confidence in the government's coronavirus predictions? 91% said no. VIEW FULL RESULTS

MEXICO LIFE Gabriel Michel and his museum are preserving Mexico’s patrimony Housed in a beautiful old hacienda, writes John Pint, this excellent museum in El Limón, Jalisco, was created as a result of the state's history of archaeological looting. FULL STORY